Steve Brûlé
This is where we start to get to the “who?!?!?” territory. When most people see the name Steve Brule, they think of this meme played by John C. Reilly. Instead, we’re talking about the NHL player who has his name etched on the Stanley Cup.
Going into the playoffs, Steve Brûlé had zero games of NHL experience. So for those doing the math, Brûlé got his name on the Stanley Cup without playing one regular-season NHL game. He spent five years with the Albany River Rats, but he didn’t get a chance until the one game where he replaced John Madden in the lineup.
That one game was enough for Lou to push for his name to be etched into the world of hockey forever. He went on to play two more games in the NHL. So, someone who played literally three NHL games has his name on Lord Stanley’s Cup while Pat Lafontaine and Marcel Dionne do not. What a sport.
Brûlé went to Europe during the 2004 lockout and never attempted to make the NHL again. His career lasted another few seasons, and he eventually retired in the Canadian LNAH league. It’s a far fall from playing with Jay Pandolfo and Claude Lemieux in the Eastern Conference Finals. The former 6th-round pick finally got his shot, and it turned out to be his only real shot in the league.